Amreeka (2009)

Muna, a single mother leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promise land of small town Illinois. As her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Politics/Religion, Teen and War
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date: September 4th, 2009 (limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens, and some language.
Distributors:
National Geographic Films

Starring: Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Daniel Boiteau, Miriam Smith
Directed by: Cherien Dabis
Produced by: Alicia Sams, Cherien Dabis, Paul Barkin